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backlash

[bak-lash] / ˈbækˌlæʃ /


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But the lawsuit sparked an online backlash after Chinese internet users and state media pointed out that the motif shares roots with ancient Chinese traditional patterns.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

They are taking more listings offline, limiting what buyers can find on other platforms including local MLS systems, and sparking backlash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

I have been in touch with many survivors who say that they prefer to hush it up, because of a potential family backlash.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

But the paranoid backlash came just as quickly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

King expected a backlash, but he wasn’t prepared for the storm of criticism that came at him from all directions.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

Several celebrities or influencers who have ventured into the crypto market have faced similar backlashes.

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024

There have been counterforces and backlashes and overcorrections, and then forward motion again—usually when the public is convinced that a change is only fair.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2024

By starting the exercise while most students were away on winter break, university leaders minimized the raucous backlashes that have bedeviled previous attempts by campus officials to take control of the park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2024

Others, such as Boeing and the city of Seattle, have pushed ahead with mandatory back-to-office policies, but now face employee backlashes.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2022

Change has been so big and breakneck since “The Boys in the Band” that you can hardly tell the backlashes from the front ones.

From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2022


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